The Energon Pub

News Credits: 241 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:20 pm

william-james88 wrote:Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

Because he is officially part of it, plain and simple. He may not combine with anyone, but he's still released in that line, as the "Combiner Wars" logo on top of the card can attest:

I could see Leader Megatron and Thundercracker being treated the same way.

News Credits: 41 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:30 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:What can you with the individual bot mode guns?

Hopefully Stack 'em and rack 'em into one BFG.

So far the pictures we've seen have me a little perplexed with the elbows in combined mode.
Hope they work well in hand.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:33 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:You've got to be kidding me... I read about a possible repaint opportunity for Blackjack, and one that's a bit out of left field:

Throttlebot Searchlight

The head sculpt is spot on. And why didn't I see that? I have that toy!

Runabout's head seems closer a match:

News Credits: 372 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:36 pm

As a "Legends Class" figure, does it mean Powerglide's going to be about 8 cm tall?

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:41 pm

JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:
william-james88 wrote:Why are we discussing the Huffer toy in a Combiner Wars thread ?

Because he is officially part of it, plain and simple. He may not combine with anyone, but he's still released in that line, as the "Combiner Wars" logo on top of the card can attest:

I could see Leader Megatron and Thundercracker being treated the same way.

Makes sense, but will that hold for both Megatrons ? Though IDW bless them will work them all into the story (megs will be flashbacks as he has is own event in elegant chaos)

News Credits: 462 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:43 pm

Cyberpath wrote:As a "Legends Class" figure, does it mean Powerglide's going to be about 8 cm tall?

He ought to be the same size as all the other Generations Legends we've gotten since 2013. Like Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Swerve, Cosmos, Tailgate, Skrapnel, Nemesis, Cliffjumper, Acid Storm, and Gears.

News Credits: 7 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 1:55 pm

I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

News Credits: 372 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:01 pm

Sabrblade wrote:He ought to be the same size as all the other Generations Legends we've gotten since 2013. Like Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron, Starscream, Swerve, Cosmos, Tailgate, Skrapnel, Nemesis, Cliffjumper, Acid Storm, and Gears.

I don't have any of those; so yes?

Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:02 pm

Why do the Aerialbot jet modes all look so awful? They all have very visible hands sticking out of the jet mode! Even the G1 versions hid the hands inside the bodies!

News Credits: 5 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:40 pm

I'm a bit of an aerospace savant, and although they could be easily confused (especially with the wonky proportions), Skydive appears to turn into a Mig-29 rather than an F/A-18. To my eye I'm 100% sure that they were looking at a picture of a Mig-29 when they designed that jet mode.

Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:45 pm

I like each reveal a little more than the last. I can't wait to hunt these figures down.

News Credits: 4880 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:00 pm

jogunwarrior wrote:I like each reveal a little more than the last. I can't wait to hunt these figures down.

I can't either!

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:17 pm

Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:26 pm

I'm not a big fan of this Huffer. The PCC version is much better in my opinion. Black Jack looks great, and I'd love to see a repaint of him as Chase!

Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:29 pm

WiseMan wrote:Why do the Aerialbot jet modes all look so awful? They all have very visible hands sticking out of the jet mode! Even the G1 versions hid the hands inside the bodies!

Are they really any worse than Classics Jetfire, Beast Hunters Starscream, Generations Thunderwing, Machine Wars Megatron/Megaplex and Thundercracker/Skywarp, all three versions of Prime Dreadwing, 2007 Starscream and many many other Transformers with jet alt modes throughout the years?

These Aerialbots look rather good for having essentially four different forms while retaining all their articulation in robot and arm modes. From the front, you can barely tell Skydive even has a problem.

News Credits: 4880 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:29 pm

ZeroWolf wrote:Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Do you import them through a special wholesaler? Because or else those costs will be really high.

News Credits: 388 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:34 pm

Cobotron wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:I wonder if it'll ever possible to do an all fembot combiner team

That would be COOL!
She runs on Estragon.
Hope she gets paid the same as her male co-workers.

There actually IS an all fembot combiner, Heavy Metal!
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(Energon)

Sure, she was a Japanese only toy release, but she exists, and is formed from three Fembot minicons.

News Credits: 1350 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:42 pm

william-james88 wrote:
ZeroWolf wrote:Sadly I think us in the UK may get menasor if we're lucky. Toys'r'us having the exclusive rights to generations isn't good. For my shop I'm going to have to import these for the customers.

Do you import them through a special wholesaler? Because or else those costs will be really high.

Yeah I'm looking at a few and I'm waiting for a reply off another

News Credits: 13 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:44 pm

What's with Skydive's gold wings and missiles? They look like category 4 gold plastic syndrome.

News Credits: 4880 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:47 pm

OptimalOptimus2 wrote:What's with Skydive's gold wings and missiles? They look like category 4 gold plastic syndrome.

You can tell from the shots showing the grey plastic below the wing that the gold is painted.

News Credits: 1 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:47 pm

... They were doing so good with the minibot updates, then we get to huffer and they kind of phone it in. Cliffjumper is forgivable to an extent because when it comes down to it bumblebee and cliffjumper have pretty similar heads at that scale and it's yet another BB repaint so what can you do. (Unfortunately that's a rather hard to remove piece attached to the head so 3rd party replacement is unlikely), but huffer deserves better

News Credits: 25 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:06 pm

Bounti76 wrote:
Cobotron wrote:
RiddlerJ wrote:I wonder if it'll ever possible to do an all fembot combiner team

That would be COOL!
She runs on Estragon.
Hope she gets paid the same as her male co-workers.

There actually IS an all fembot combiner, Heavy Metal!
http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Heavy_Metal_(Energon)

Sure, she was a Japanese only toy release, but she exists, and is formed from three Fembot minicons.

Slightly off topic, there needs to be an all woman Seeker squadron.

Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:18 pm

TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

News Credits: 462 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:21 pm

Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.

That would cause a whole bunch of controversy.

News Credits: 241 · Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:34 pm

Sabrblade wrote:
Metro Prime wrote:
TulioDude wrote:I'm the only who got an femmine vibe from Skydive?The face sculpt in particular.

I knew I wasn't crazy!
I wish Hasbro would make an entire series centered around female Transformers.
That would cause a whole bunch of controversy.

Transformers: Generation 63.

P.S. Don't mention Counterpunch's signature :-$